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Atmosphere & Weather: The Upper Westerlies, The Rossby Waves and The Jet Streams
Atmosphere & Weather: The Upper Westerlies, The Rossby Waves and The Jet Streams
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The upper westerlies can...
Can solve climate change.
Be stopped by mountain ranges.
Meander in large curving paths.
Mix air in the atmosphere parallel to the equator.
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What are Rossby waves?
Belts of wind moving slowly from west to east.
Belts of wind that move slower than the wind itself.
Belts of winds between the tropics and the mid-latitudes.
Belts of wind moving up and down the atmosphere.
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The movement of Rossby waves can cause...
Anger amongst old people as it always brings bad weather.
Changes in sea level.
Abnormal temperature changes.
Very cold air from the Arctic to move south.
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Where do the upper westerlies come from?
Up and west.
North-west.
South-west.
Up.
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Jet streams are located...
At the airport.
10 km below the ionosphere.
In both hemispheres.
1 km above the tropopause.
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What are jet streams?
High speed wind currents (250 km/h).
High speed wind currents (50-100 km/h).
Ocean currents.
Seasonal currents.
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The Upper Westerlies are caused by...
An area of low pressure above land.
A strong north to south temperature gradient.
The wind having a tendency to move away from the poles.
The Coriolis effect.
